Donna Therapy Group PLLC

07/09/2023

04/25/2023

Celebrating OT month with our COTA Janie.
Happy Occupational Therapy Month!

04/28/2022

Happy Occupational Therapy Month!

04/12/2022

01/25/2022

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10/26/2021

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10/07/2021

Happy birthday to our amazing COTA Janie!! 🥳🥳🥳

07/12/2021

Happy birthday Corina!!

05/06/2021

Today I am teaming up with Theresa from to talk about developing more complex language with the “one up” strategy! This is when the parent or adult models more complex language by adding one thing to what the child says. The “one up” helps children to speak in longer phrases and use more complex vocabulary. “One up” can be applied to many ages and stages.

Children learn new words and language best by listening to what others around them say. The “one up” is a simple strategy adults can use during everyday routines and play with kids to help them speak in longer phrases or sentences, as well as increase their vocabulary. It can be used at varying levels including children who aren’t yet speaking, toddlers who say single words, and all the way to children who speak in complete sentences!

How does it work? The adult simply repeats the word(s) a child says and then adds a verb, adjective, synonym, antonym, pronoun, or preposition! This validates what the child has said (by repeating) and then models a more complex concept all in one. Adults can exaggerate their intonation for the target words: “Ball! Yes! BIG BALL” and then say the complete sentence, “It is a BIG BALL”. They can also give lead in phrases with wait time to encourage children to participate as well as help them build confidence in these skills “Ball! Yes! BIG BALL! I see a ————— BIG ———— Ball!” Always fill in the blanks if the child doesn’t say anything as we don’t want to put unnecessary pressure on the child to speak.

Check out Instagram stories where I talk about what age kids should be able to use two word phrases, what prerequisite skills kids need before they are ready to combine words, and to see this strategy used in action!

05/04/2021